lec 8

Question 1

what is barley’s relationship w canada?

Answer 1

fourth largest producer in the world, fourth largest crop produced in canada

Question 2

barley can be arranged based on spike rows.

also how is barley used?

Answer 2

two and six row

barley is used as malt (alcohol prod), feed for livestock, food for humans

Question 3

is barley prod more in eastern or western candaa?

Answer 3

western

Question 4

what is the difference between oilseeds and pulses, and how do both of these differ from cereals?

Answer 4

oilseeds: seeds that are high in oil content, often used as a source of oil

pulses: legume crops harvested for their dry seeds

different from cereals in that both oilseed and pulse have higher protein contents that other cereals

Question 5

of the following, which are oilseeds and which are pulses?
- beans
- chickpeas
- dry peas
- lentils
- peanuts
- soybeans

Answer 5

peanuts and soybeans are oilseeds, everything else is a pulse

Question 6

what the fuck is a legume? are they monocots or dicots?

Answer 6

its a family of dudes called fabaceae (also called leguminosae)

bonus: they are dicots

Question 7

hey just checkin if ur studying! when + where were soybeans domesticated?

Answer 7

centra china, around 7000 BCE

Question 8

who is the world’s largest soybean producer

Answer 8

brazil, followed by the US

Question 9

where were peanuts domesticated, and who are the largest producers today?

Answer 9

domesticated in south + central america, world’s largest producer is china followed by india

Question 10

what da fuck is a peanut? why do people say “i’m allergic to tree nuts and peanuts?” is it just because it’s a silly little rhyme?

Answer 10

peanut is a fruit that grows underground, and the seed is the bit that we eat!

peanuts are groundnuts not treenuts

Question 11

where were field peas domesticated, and who are the largest producers today?

Answer 11

domesticated: fertile crescent

producers: canada, russia, china, india

Question 12

where were chickpeas domesticated, and who are the largest producers today?

Answer 12

domesticated: southwest asia + mediterranean, and also ethiopia (unclear)

producers: india

Question 13

where were lentils domesticated, and who are the largest producers today?

Answer 13

domesticated: near east and mediterranean

producer: canada, india

Question 14

what legume is called the ‘poor man’s meat,’ and why?

Answer 14

lentils, bc they are cheap (compared to meat) + high in prot

Question 15

where were beans domesticated, and who are the largest producers today?

Answer 15

domesticated: central america

producers: india, myanmar, brazil

Question 16

we have two types of beans. what are they, and how did they come to be?

Answer 16

andean, and middle america

beans were first domesticated in central america, where they spread north to middle america and south to andes

Question 17

what country eats the most pulses

Answer 17

india

Question 18

WHO MAINLY PRODUCES:
- corn
- wheat
- barley
- soybeans
- peanuts
- field peas
- chickpeas
- lentils
- beans

Answer 18

corn: us and china

wheat: –

barley: –

soybeans: brazil

peanuts: china

field peas: canada

chickpeas: india

lentils: canada

beans: india

Question 19

india does a lot of producing. for what crops does it prod most in the world?

Answer 19

chickpeas and beans

Question 20

canada does a lot of producing. for what crops does it prod most in the world?

Answer 20

field peas and lentils